Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-02


bottom of the buggy. He gasped few
times. She put her arm around his neck
and drove to Compton. i asked her II sne
bad met anybody, and she said no. on the
night Hattie took poison i rushed out anu
got DR.. Bryson. 0ficer Fitch guarded her
that night / did not send for an under
taker, but did not prevent one from enter
ing. ! don't know what his conduct was
when he got in. asked Minnie what in the
world she had given her sister Mere searchsS aiG aSt
but don't think ordered her clothes re,
moved Her dress was removed and said
that only her dress should be removed, Officer
Bosqui was present. / do not remember the
name of the other officer. Minnie did not say
that no man could remove any more of her
clothes. She begged me to have no more Of
her clothing removed and said II shouldn't I
be. don't think anybody was present when
told me it was a. school bond. sne confided
to me the story of the bond the day after a
complaint had been filed for her arrest. l
have never stated to the newspapers In this
city that Hattie had been in . house OF III
fame at st. Louis thought the watch Min
ME carried was the one that had been stolen
in Illinois and / took 1t away. Minnie
showed me letter containing the number
of the stolen watch and then l returned her
her own. Hattie told me that
MRS. BARLEY DIED
On the 9th of August in the morning at II
O'Clock. She did not tell me who went with
her to the bank TO cash the bond. 1t was on
the day that Mrs. Barley died. asked Hat
tie If she had lived at Mrs Barbeys. She
said two weeks lacking one day. asked
her what she had done with the bond and
she told me. The administrator of the Bar
bey estate told me that the bond had been
stolen. accused Hattie of the theft and
she admitted it to me. l don't think that
ever told her / was her friend and would
help, her out Of trouble. ! told heI M
friend. l used no inducements t.
obtain statements from her. did not know
that had to obtain an order OF the Court
to exhume Harlan's remains. told Brady
he could go to Compton il he wanted to-
Two dentists wanted to. go. DR.. Bird was
one and Shinn was the other. Brady wat
there and he said he would like to go. did
not ask the Coroner for permission to dig
up the body. did not dig It up at all. Hat
tie told me that she could not clean the
blood from the curtain of tha buggy top
and she cut out piece of the cloth. She
told me that on the night I arrested her.
did not see the cut until the top was brought
into court.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Darcy's cross
examination recess was taken till this
morning at $50.
The following letter was receiv cd yester
day by the sister of the accused ,,au
"KIcKAPoO, October 20, 1887.
my Dear sister--We were so shocked te
hear such terrible news, but know it IL
not true. Keep courage, my dear sisters
all will come right; would wrote before
have been waiting to hear from you. Min
ME, do let us know how Hattie is and the
true story. Pa and l started but re
ceived your dispatch. The family
is PROSTATE with grief, but If you
need us dispatch and we Will
start at once, your monthly allowance
will come ss before. Pa says IL you kneed be
fore let us know. The best of care must be
taken of our darling Hattie remember We
all will stick to you both till the last. Will
close hoping TO hear the truth soon also
that Hattie is all right. If yoH want us dis
patch dearest. Love and best wishes from
all. l remain your sorrowing sister.
"LLLIR NJ. WooLSTEEN."
Dispatch send to the station,
EDWARDS:
1t was reported last evening that Mrs. Har
Ian had gone to some unknown point in the
East without notifying any one of her de
parture. It was stated that she left yester
day On the afternoon train.